Applemore Bay

Perfect for fans of Rachel Hanna and Pamela Kelley! "Like a Hallmark movie set in a Scottish castle!" It's been a long time since Rilla Clark came home to the little cottage in the grounds of the beautiful castle of Applemore . . . The lights of the harbor twinkle against the snowy background of the mountains, the streets are full of old familiar faces, there's a hot chocolate waiting by a welcoming fire at the Applemore Hotel . . . And her teenage crush Lachlan Fraser is back in town. As the new Laird of Applemore, Lachlan has inherited a storybook castle, deep in the pines overlooking the distant islands-but it's seen better days-the roof leaks, and the winter wind whistles at the doors. His sisters Beth, Charlotte, and Polly want him to hold onto Applemore House-but selling the castle would give his sisters a fair share of the inheritance. The solution seems clear-until Rilla turns up, and with her a second chance at happiness. Leaving the small town just got a lot more complicated . . .

Perfect for fans of Rachel Hanna and Debbie Macomber! Heartwarming, feel good women's fiction with a sprinkling of romance and a cast of characters who feel like friends. Beth Fraser is a divorced mom of twins with a blooming flower farm. The last thing she needs is Jack MacDonald landing with a crash in the middle of her precious baby plants (even if there's one minor detail: he's tall, dark' and handsome, with a Scottish accent to die for . . . ) Beth has spent the last few years turning the overgrown walled garden of Applemore House into a beautiful and productive field of flowers. Strong willed and hard working, the last thing she has time for is a man getting in the way of her business . . . Jack arrives in Applemore with a past he wants to forget. The handsome stranger has tongues wagging in the little coffee shop in town with his plans for an outdoor adventure center for troubled teenagers. Can he find a way to show Applemore that the work he's doing is vital-and admit to himself that what Beth thinks matters more than he'd care to admit?

Charlotte Fraser takes a leap out of her comfort zone when she meets handsome, charming Rob in the city. It's not exactly likely she'll bump into him in her tiny village in the Scottish Highlands . . . Back home-with her business hat firmly back on-she's determined to get her hands on Midsummer House, a beautiful old Victorian mansion and the perfect flagship property for her holiday business. She'll do whatever it takes, even if it means giving in to the owner's eccentric request that she house-sit for three months before she'll agree to the sale. High-flying city trader Rob Jones is at an unexpected loose end when his long-lost aunt Frances calls looking for some advice about selling her property. He hasn't visited since the tragedy which cut the threads that bound his family together, but deciding to make amends, he heads to the Highlands to stay at Midsummer and help out with some repairs. It's a battle of wills to see who'll give in and move out first. Rob realizes that Charlotte is determined nobody should know what happened between them in the city-but with the undeniable attraction between them, how easy will it be? As the village of Applemore casts a welcoming spell on Rob, he starts to wonder if he's got his priorities in life all wrong . . . but if he stays, where does that leave Charlotte's plans for Midsummer House?

Polly Fraser loves the winter season-the sparkling lights, the cozy firelight, the smell of cinnamon in the air . . . and she's going all-out this year at the Applemore Farm Shop. The shop is the heart of the Applemore village community, and making the Christmas Market into a winter wonderland almost makes up for the fact that once again she's alone for the festive season . . . Her closest friend Harry Robertson is determined to make the Applemore Hotel a success. With a huge renovation in the pipeline, he's counting down the days until he can close the hotel and get to work. As the busy season ends, he's saying goodbye to the final guests of the year when a last minute booking puts a spanner in the works . . . Capricious media star Ivy Winter causes a stir when she arrives in the tiny Highland village with her fiancé Ben. Harry's delighted to hear she wants to marry in the hotel her parents loved . . . there's just one problem. Ivy's got her heart set on a Christmas wedding. Polly reassures Harry they can make it work-between the farm shop with local produce, her sister's flower farm to provide the wedding flowers, and artisan bakers on hand to create the wedding cake. The tight-knit community pull together, determined to make it a Christmas Applemore will never forget. But disaster strikes, and the village is on tenterhooks. Can they pull it off?

Heartwarming feel-good later in life romance with a cast of characters you'll fall in love with! Veterinarian Sophie Jones sends her daughter Tabby off on the chance of a lifetime-a fully paid sports scholarship in Atlanta, Georgia. With the nest empty, Sophie surprises herself taking a position as the new vet in a Highland village, hundreds of miles from home. Applemore has a big heart-from the coffee shop where village gossip is shared over sweet treats from the local bakery, to the cute white painted hotel that serves lunch overlooking the white sands and azure seas of Applemore Bay. Sophie throws herself into village life, making friends across the generations. Divorced artist Ben Lewis is content, living alone in an old farmhouse overlooking the wild Highland beach-even if his grown up daughter teases him that he's turned into a grouch. When a friend is in trouble and he has to get involved in village life he finds that being part of the community isn't so bad, especially when Sophie's around . . . Escape to the Scottish Highlands with this delightful small town tale of friendship, family, and taking chances from the bestselling author of The Winter Cottage.

Meg's life changes forever the day her husband dies-but not in the way everyone imagines . . . A peaceful summer-house-sitting her old friend's lighthouse cottage in the tiny Highland village of Applemore-is the perfect chance to work out what she wants from the second half of her life. She discovers she's responsible for the little free library on the lighthouse path, and soon learns it has a second role-it's a drop off point to exchange everything from fresh-laid eggs to lost keys and love notes. Meg finds herself caught up in village life and discovers the close-knit community has secrets under the surface-and she has to find confidence to deal with them . . . Forestry worker Gabe has found a new life in Applemore. He's resisted the well meaning attempts of his match-making coworkers and is loving the peace after a high-flying city career. When he meets Meg, he starts to wonder if fate might be offering him a second chance at happiness-but first he has to deal with the past he's left behind . . . It's hard to stay invisible in a small town like Applemore, where friendship, family, and love are waiting just around the corner.